Wed 01 June 2022: While tobacco use kills over 8 million people around the world, tobacco farming also destroys nearly 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres) of area annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Along with damage to human health, the “tobacco life cycle” also causes severe harm to the environment, as growing tobacco also contributes to […]
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Children play outside their home that has been turned into a large dumpsite by waste from leather industries in Bangladesh. Image Credit © UNICEF/BANA2007-00136/Noorani Tue 24 May 2022: According to UNICEF, if the entire globe consumed resources at the same pace as the world’s wealthiest countries, more than three earths would be required to keep […]
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Protesters take part in a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) during the WEF annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022 Mon 23 May 2022: Despite salaries moving slowly and workers grappling with decades-high prices in the face of COVID-19, firms in the energy, food, and pharmaceutical sectors are reaping record profits. According […]
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Mon 23 May 2022: According to the UN’s refugee agency, Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the global number of forcibly displaced people past 100 million for the first time ever. “The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for […]
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Fri 20 May 2022: The unprecedented figure is the result of new waves of violence and protracted conflict in countries ranging from Ethiopia and Afghanistan to Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. People living in internal displacement due to conflicts or natural disasters worldwide reached a record 59.1 million at the end of 2021, up from 55 million a year earlier, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre […]
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Thu 19 May 2022: China, the US and India must take more decisive steps in the face of challenges in reaching net-zero emissions targets as they are responsible for more than half of all global emissions, experts say. The most important commitment of governments to limit global warming to 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level is […]
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Wed 04 May 2022: In a report, Reporters Without Borders, also known by its French acronym RSF, stated that unregulated internet content has aided in the spread of disinformation and propaganda, which has widened political rifts and even heightened international tensions, leading to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the 2022 edition of its annual World […]
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Wed 20 April 2022: Carbon monoxide levels have risen in recent years as a result of billowing smoke from wildfires, according to the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Climate change, which is making the atmosphere drier and warmer, has exacerbated wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest. According to project scientist Dr Rebecca Buchholz, […]
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Sat 09 April 2022: World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a United Nations agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears […]
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Tue 22 March 2022: The 20th round of War Journalism Training Program, organised by Anadolu Agency, in cooperation with Turkish Police Academy, kicked off on Monday in Turkiye’s capital, Ankara, Anadolu News Agency reports. The program is scheduled for 21 March – 1 April, and aims to train journalists who will work in war, disaster and emergency situations. […]
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